Report on the Crusade at Phool Nagar-Bhai Pheru 10 /2011
Dear friends and partners in mission,
Every Crusade is a declaration of war on the devil and God´s rescue campaign for the people! Whenever God comes in power and might, light and darkness collide and there is a “reaction” that sees the light triumph over darkness. That is what happened in our last Crusade!
Please read this short report from our last Crusade in Phool Nagar-Bhai Pheru written by our director for Pakistan, Kahlid.
With all of my heart I want to thank you again for all your prayers and financial support that rendered this Crusade possible!
Your evangelist Bernd Goldbach
The first day:
The Lord poured out His spirit upon the meeting on the very first night. There was mighty a move of God and free flow of the Holy Spirit in the Crusade ground. There were around 4.000 people who heard the clear, uncompromising and life-changing message of the Gospel. About 2.600 people responded to the alter call and took a first time decision for Jesus. Several people were touched and raised their hands to tell they had been healed. Since it was the first night, the meeting had started late so we could not hear testimonies of healing miracles. They were rescheduled for the next day.
The second day:
Again, it was a great meeting. The Holy Spirit flowed freely in the meeting - moving, working and touching people. There were over 6.000 people who heard the clear message of the Gospel. Many Muslim men and women had come to attend the meeting. More than 4.000 of them responded to the altar call and took a first time decision for Jesus. The Lord confirmed His Word by signs and wonders, healing and deliverance. People who had been demon possessed for years got delivered. Tumors disappeared, stomach diseases were healed as well as eye sicknesses (not blindness), headaches and terrible pain in the whole body. There was so much joy in the city. Before our Crusade, only 200 Christian had been living all around this place.
The third day:
In the afternoon the local coordinator got a call from the feudal of the town, telling that many Muslims had been healed last night. He told that many of his workers had also been touched and miraculously healed. The Muslim fanatics felt threatened by the miracle working power of the Gospel and had started to disturb the Crusade. But the Muslim feudal (landlord) promised to take the RTU-team with his body guards and police to the Crusade ground.
In the evening, the speaker of the provincial parliament came to attend the meeting. The mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit was in the Crusade. He was personally touched and told the police chief that he supports these meetings so they must not disturb the Crusade at all!
The praise and worship was awesome and brought the presence of God into the meeting. Around 8.000 people from all spheres of life had come there. Again, a clear and uncompromising message of the Gospel was preached under the mighty anointing of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Gospel pricked the hearts of the people. Immediately the altar call was given and in no time over 5.000 people raised their hands to receive Jesus as the Savior of their souls. The decision cards were filled out by volunteers.
The presence and the power of God started touching sick bodies and mighty miracles began to take place:
A crippled by rheumatism for 2 years could run and jump without pain again. A young man had come with crutches to the Crusade and after prayer he walked without crutches on the pulpit. Another young man had fallen from a train and had been in coma for 2 months. After waking up again he could not walk. Two of his friends brought him to the Crusade. After prayer he was healed and walked normally without any help. Another young man who was demon possessed was brought by his friends. He was battling for his life. His friends screamed: “No breath, no breath!” So they put him in front of the pulpit and said: “We will see if Jesus gives him life and raises him.” After prayer this man started breathing normally and got completely delivered from demons.
The fourth day:
At the fourth and final night of the Crusade, there was an awesome and extraordinary presence of God in the meeting. Over 9.000 people attended and more than 6.000 of them took a first time decision for Jesus.
There were countless miracles. A man had been totally deaf for 35 years. God opened his ears and he could hear clearly. A Muslim who had been paralyzed for two years was completely restored. A lady who had been demon possessed for 20 years got completely delivered. Many more women who were demon possessed for many years got healed. Numerous people got healed in the last nights. They went to the hospital for medical tests. After confirmation from the doctor they came and testified their healing.
The Muslim feudal of the city attended the meeting again and said to our team over and over: “Thanks for bringing Jesus into our city. Thanks for bringing joy and jubilation into our city.” He said: “It’s like a celebration in the whole city. Jesus and His miracle working power are the talk of the town.”
Local leaders and Pastors said: “It’s like a revival in our city and in the neighboring villages.” The RTU-team prayed for them that this will be like a fire in the whole jungle.